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Preliminary Report: Embraer runs out of fuel on final
September 26, 2006, 9:10 AM
February 2006

Embraer EMB-110P1, Orangeburg, S.C., Dec. 9, 2005–The Air Now twin turboprop, which was on a positioning flight, lost power in both engines and crashed into trees during a forced landing near Orangeburg.

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Destroyed
September 26, 2006, 9:06 AM
February 2006

Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, Terrace, British Columbia, Dec. 20, 2005–The Nav Air Charter Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, C-FTWO, crashed at 6:34 p.m., soon after takeoff from Terrace Airport, killing the pilot and copilot.

Preliminary Report: Hawker goes down in Ukraine
September 26, 2006, 9:05 AM
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Hawker 700, Kharkov, Ukraine, Jan. 2, 2006–The twinjet (Aruba registration P4-AOD) crashed into a frozen lake on approach to Kharkov Airport at 11:16 a.m., approximately one hour after takeoff from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. All three crewmembers aboard were killed.

Preliminary Report: TBM crashes during practice engine-out procedures
September 26, 2006, 9:04 AM
February 2006

Socata TBM 700, Lancaster, Calif., Dec. 27, 2005–While the pilot was practicing engine-out approach procedures in VMC, the TBM 700, registered to Socata Aircraft of Pembroke Pines, Fla., crashed on approach to Gen. William J. Fox Airport.

Preliminary Report: Wing separated on chalk's mallard
September 26, 2006, 9:02 AM
February 2006

Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard, Miami Beach, Fla., Dec. 19, 2005–The right wing separated from a Chalk’s Turbo Mallard as it was taking off from Chalk’s Watson Island seaplane base. It plunged into the ocean, and all 20 people on board–18 passengers and two crewmembers–died.

Congressional Observer: February 2006
September 26, 2006, 8:19 AM
February 2006

Before leaving for Congress’s December break the Senate approved a $39.7 billion, five-year deficit reduction bill by a vote of 51 to 50.

Bill Hikes FAA Certification Staff
September 26, 2006, 8:16 AM
February 2006

The enactment of the FY2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill will restore planned cuts in the FAA’s aircraft certification service, a move that has drawn praise from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

Airlines Continue User-fee Plea
September 26, 2006, 8:14 AM
February 2006

In a state-of-the-industry press release last month, the Air Transport Association (ATA) again called for a change in the way the FAA does business. The association said that restructuring the air traffic system is a critical first step for the airline industry to return to financial health.

NASA Restructuring Aeronautics Research
September 26, 2006, 8:12 AM
February 2006

NASA is restructuring its aeronautics research programs, including fundamental aeronautics, airspace systems, aviation safety and aeronautics testing. Among the goals of the restructuring are protecting and maintaining NASA’s key aeronautics research and test facilities as national assets.

Got questions? NBAA Operations Service Group (OSG) has answers
September 26, 2006, 8:09 AM
February 2006

The OSG has posted more than 100 of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) about business aviation operations, along with answers, on the NBAA Web site at www.nbaa.org/ops/faq.

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